18.4% ▼ -32.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Willung South · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Willung South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 40% of people in Willung South provide unpaid childcare, a figure far above the national average. This area shows a strong trend of community and family support, with high rates of unpaid housework and a notable number of veterans.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.4% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very high in this area, with 43.9% of people doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly, far above the national figure of 20.7%. Similarly, 39.5% care for children unpaid, which is far above the 26.3% average for Australia and Victoria.
13.2% ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
39.5% ▲ +45.8%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 39.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
43.9% ▲ +53.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 43.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas, with 5.3% of people having served. This is well above the 2.0% seen in Victoria and a little above the 2.8% national average.
5.3%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Willung South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22798/willung-south/topic/community